§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each of the last five years(a) the number of penalty fares issued by London Underground Ltd. and (b) the income generated by penalty fares issued by London Underground Ltd. [23217]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe operation of the Penalty Fares Scheme is a matter for London Underground. The table details the information provided by London Underground for the completed years since the scheme was launched on 4 April 1994.
Year 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Number of penalty fares issued 173,899 145,410 203,650 Income from penalty fares £1.1 million £1 million £1.5 million
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many appeals against penalty fares issued by London Underground Ltd. were made in each of the last five years; and what proportion of these were successful in each of those years. [23218]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe operation of the Penalty Fares Scheme is a matter for London Underground. The table details the information provided by London Underground for the completed years since the scheme was launched on 4 April 1994.
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Year 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Appeals processed1 26,318 21,771 26,117 Percentage of appeals that were successful 25 per cent. 26 per cent. 35 per cent. 1 Of the appeals processed approximately 10–15 per cent. are further correspondence or re-appeals.